A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 27
... Indian corn , rye , oats , barley , buck - wheat , wheat in some parts , flax and hemp . The uplands , well manured , give from 40 to 50 bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well ...
... Indian corn , rye , oats , barley , buck - wheat , wheat in some parts , flax and hemp . The uplands , well manured , give from 40 to 50 bushels of Indian corn per acre . Rye is raised in considerable quantity ; and tobacco thrives well ...
Page 51
... Indian corn , oats , barley , buck - wheat , flax , and potatoes . The buck - wheat is here in very general cul- tivation . About a bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels ...
... Indian corn , oats , barley , buck - wheat , flax , and potatoes . The buck - wheat is here in very general cul- tivation . About a bushel and a half of seed is sown on an acre , of which , in many parts , the produce is thirty bushels ...
Page 69
... Indians . Of blistering flies , three or four species have been discovered . The mus- quito is sometimes troublesome in ... Indian corn . Population.- In 1685 , the number of inhabitants was 7000 Slaves * Free included . Blacks . 1749 ...
... Indians . Of blistering flies , three or four species have been discovered . The mus- quito is sometimes troublesome in ... Indian corn . Population.- In 1685 , the number of inhabitants was 7000 Slaves * Free included . Blacks . 1749 ...
Page 99
... corn - husking and the gathering of apples , there is generally much merriment , the task being performed by a ... Indian proprietors , a tract extending from Cape Henlopen , the place of disem- barkation , to the falls of the Delaware ...
... corn - husking and the gathering of apples , there is generally much merriment , the task being performed by a ... Indian proprietors , a tract extending from Cape Henlopen , the place of disem- barkation , to the falls of the Delaware ...
Page 111
... Indian corn , and other grain , Salt beef , pork hams , bacon and venison , L. 350,000 100,000 12,000 45,000 Bees wax , 20,000 lb. at 1s . 1,000 Tongues , butter , and cheese , 10,000 Deer , and sundry other sorts of skins , 50,000 Live ...
... Indian corn , and other grain , Salt beef , pork hams , bacon and venison , L. 350,000 100,000 12,000 45,000 Bees wax , 20,000 lb. at 1s . 1,000 Tongues , butter , and cheese , 10,000 Deer , and sundry other sorts of skins , 50,000 Live ...
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